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[Interview] Patrick Mackaronis, Director Of Business Development At Brabble

YoungUpstarts

The business began to grow, as did his database of college students, their emails, cell phone numbers, and social media handles. Mackaronis, who also has worked on the other side of the fence as an investor/trader, sees it all in simple terms: “I guess you could say that I like a challenge” he says.

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How to Have a Smarter VC Strategy

Austin Startup

Find extra value in “smart” money Many early stage companies seek out money wherever they can find it, often from dozens of angel investors, and worry about attracting more strategic investors down the line. The right investors can fill two gaps, the money gap and the knowledge gap. even Steve Jobs didn’t know everything.

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

Both Sides of the Table

the people who buy companies) in Q2 of this year of technology & media companies. Strategic investors are looking to consolidate their positions : The top 6 buyers in tech & media account for 27% of all purchases. Montgomery expects M&A to rebound to the normal recent levels at 450 deals by 2010.

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FloSports Lands $47 Million in Venture Capital Funding

SiliconHills

FloSports, live digital sports media company, this week announced it has closed $47 million in new funding. Current investor Discovery Inc. and Bertelsmann Digital Media […]. Current investor Discovery Inc. and Bertelsmann Digital Media […].

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Patient Conversation Media Lands $1M in Funding

Austin Startup

Patient Conversation Media, Inc., company, announced today it has successfully closed its initial strategic funding, securing capital and assets exceeding $1 million dollars. a leading eRecycler, and several strategic investors, is a strong endorsement of our prospects.&# PCMi) an eHealth 3.0 said Hackett.

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Quick Thoughts on Term Sheets and LOIs

Rob Go

What keeps this bad behavior in check is that VC investors know they are playing a multi-turn game. Any VC that is known to pull a term sheet will get blackballed by entrepreneurs, coinvestors, the media, etc. It’s really really bad business. Second, don’t be too quick to get to the LOI.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

Are “strategic investors&# (e.g. industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. Structured data asset creation works in on demand in real-time across multiple data sets Including web, e-mail, internal databases, documents, and media. Paul discussed his perspective having been at SAP Ventures.